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No. 365,338. Patented June Z1, 1887.

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J. HALL.

ICE CHUTE.

WITNEssEs mvENToR 3 ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES 4 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HALL, ORESTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO ELLA HALL,

OF SAME PLACE.

ICE-CHUTE.,

SPECIFICATION forming pm of Letters Patent No. 365.338, dated rune! 21,18871 Application filed April 27, 1886. Serial NoA 200.7%. (Nn model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HALL, a citizen of the United States, residingat Creston, in the county of Union and State of Iowa., have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Chutes for LoadingCars andFilling Ice-Houses; and vI- do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use thesame, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a perspective plan view.Fig. 2 isa detail view. Fig. 3, is across-section. Fig. L,tis a detailof the switch. Fig. 5 is a lcross-sectional view of my improvedapparatus.

My invention relates to ice-chutes for loading cars and buildings withblocks of ice; and it'consists in the construction and novel combinationof parts, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring by letter lo the accompanying drawings, A 'designates theelevating-chute, which is supported upon suitable trestles B, and dipsat its lower end into the water-box in the stream or lake into which thecakes of Ain the elevator-chute C.

ice are iioated after having been cut, and previous to their receptionby the elevator-chain This chute C extends up over the bank any suitabledistance to give it the required elevation, and connects at its upperend with the downwardly-inclinedl This main delivery-` of delivery forthe cakes of ice, and these auxiliary chutes E are provided ,with hingedaprons G, which are merely continuations of the side chutes, and may beturned up out ot' the way when it is desired to move the cars after theyhave been loaded.

The main delivery-chute and the auxiliary chutes connected thereto arealso supported on trestle-work,a11d are given suitable downwardinclination to insure the ready delivery of the cakes of ice to the carsor ice-house.

At the junction of the main chute with the side or auxiliary chutesswitches H are provided, said switches being of iron or wood incased iniron and slightly curved. These switches are pivoted to the bottom ofthe main chute at one side-that is, the side where the mouth'of the sidechute opens into the main chute. These switches are provided each with aring or eye, I, so that an attendant may open and close them at pleasureby using a pike or bar so as to control thel delivery of the ice to anydesired side chute. In this way tive or more cars may be loadedsimultaneously and in a very short periodl of time with a com paratively small force ot' workmen.

Having described this invention', what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

An ice-elevator comprising .the following Yelementsz'an inclined chute,O, leading from a body of water upward and continuous with an inclinedchute, D,having at its terminus a laterally-inclined chute, E, providedwith a hinge-apron, a series of supernumerary lateial inclined chutes,also provided with hinged aprons and branching from the said chute D,and switches applied at the mouths of said supernumerary chutes, allsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HALL.

Witnesses:

EDW. SCHJEEERLE, llIA'rtr J. Duaal-iii.

